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The Lion King

2019 • PG • 1h 58m • Animation, Adventure, Family • Walt Disney Pictures

The king has returned.

🍅 52% 88%

55

2.89

6.8

CS A

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$191.8M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$543.64M

Final

Worldwide Total

$1.66B

$1.12B international

Domestic Legs2.83x

Budget$260M

2019 Rank#2

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Cast & Crew

Full Favreau filmography

Jon Favreau Director

Donald Glover Starring

Beyoncé Starring

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones Starring

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor Starring

Seth Rogen Starring

ScreenplayJeff Nathanson Produced byJon Favreau, Jeffrey Silver, Karen Gilchrist CinematographyCaleb Deschanel MusicHans Zimmer StudioWalt Disney Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jul 19-21 1 $191.8M — 4,725 $40,586 $191.8M

2 Jul 26-28 1 $76.6M −60.0% 4,725 $16,216 $351.9M

3 Aug 2-4 2 $38.5M −49.7% 4,802 $8,022 $431.2M

4 Aug 9-11 3 $20.2M −47.5% 4,220 $4,788 $473.3M

5 Aug 16-18 3 $12.3M −39.0% 3,560 $3,464 $496.5M

6 Aug 23-25 5 $8.1M −34.6% 3,300 $2,444 $510.6M

7 Aug 30-Sep 1 3 $6.9M −14.2% 3,190 $2,170 $521.2M

8 Sep 6-8 4 $4.3M −37.5% 2,610 $1,657 $529.2M

9 Sep 13-15 5 $3.6M −15.6% 2,365 $1,543 $534.1M

10 Sep 20-22 6 $2.7M −26.6% 1,978 $1,354 $537.7M

11 Sep 27-29 9 $1.7M −38.1% 1,691 $980 $540.1M

12 Oct 4-6 12 $685.1K −58.7% 1,034 $663 $541.3M

13 Oct 11-13 13 $685.0K −0.0% 1,687 $406 $542.3M

14 Oct 18-20 20 $270.6K −60.5% 325 $833 $543.0M

15 Oct 25-27 27 $146.6K −45.8% 199 $737 $543.2M

16 Nov 1-3 24 $111.3K −24.0% 158 $705 $543.3M

17 Nov 8-10 30 $83.3K −25.2% 135 $617 $543.5M

18 Nov 15-17 36 $57.7K −30.7% 116 $498 $543.6M

19 Nov 22-24 39 $33.6K −41.8% 87 $386 $543.6M

20 Nov 29-Dec 1 41 $16.0K −52.4% 55 $291 $543.6M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Jul 18 #P $23.0M — $23.0M 0 $0 -1

Fri Jul 19 #1 $77.9M — $77.9M 4,725 $16,493 1

Sat Jul 20 #1 $61.0M −21.7% $138.9M 4,725 $12,912 2

Sun Jul 21 #1 $52.8M −13.4% $191.8M 4,725 $11,182 3

Mon Jul 22 #1 $21.1M −60.2% $212.8M 4,725 $4,455 4

Tue Jul 23 #1 $30.4M +44.4% $243.2M 4,725 $6,432 5

Wed Jul 24 #1 $17.0M −43.9% $260.3M 4,725 $3,606 6

Thu Jul 25 #1 $15.0M −12.0% $275.3M 4,725 $3,175 7

Fri Jul 26 #1 $22.4M +49.5% −71.2% $297.7M 4,725 $4,748 8

Sat Jul 27 #1 $29.9M +33.1% −51.0% $327.6M 4,725 $6,321 9

Sun Jul 28 #1 $24.3M −18.6% −54.0% $351.9M 4,725 $5,147 10

Mon Jul 29 #1 $9.2M −62.3% −56.4% $361.1M 4,725 $1,943 11

Tue Jul 30 #1 $15.2M +65.8% −49.9% $376.3M 4,725 $3,221 12

Wed Jul 31 #1 $8.8M −42.1% −48.3% $385.1M 4,725 $1,864 13

Thu Aug 1 #1 $7.6M −14.2% −49.6% $392.6M 4,725 $1,600 14

Fri Aug 2 #2 $11.2M +48.2% −50.1% $403.8M 4,802 $2,333 15

Sat Aug 3 #2 $15.4M +37.3% −48.5% $419.2M 4,802 $3,205 16

Sun Aug 4 #2 $11.9M −22.5% −51.0% $431.2M 4,802 $2,484 17

Mon Aug 5 #2 $5.1M −57.3% −44.5% $436.3M 4,802 $1,061 18

Tue Aug 6 #2 $7.8M +52.1% −49.1% $444.0M 4,802 $1,614 19

Wed Aug 7 #1 $4.9M −36.7% −44.3% $448.9M 4,802 $1,023 20

Thu Aug 8 #1 $4.2M −14.8% −44.6% $453.1M 4,802 $872 21

Fri Aug 9 #4 $5.7M +35.5% −49.4% $458.8M 4,220 $1,344 22

Sat Aug 10 #2 $8.2M +45.1% −46.5% $467.0M 4,220 $1,950 23

Sun Aug 11 #2 $6.3M −23.3% −47.1% $473.3M 4,220 $1,495 24

Mon Aug 12 #2 $2.6M −58.7% −48.9% $475.9M 4,220 $617 25

Tue Aug 13 #2 $4.1M +56.3% −47.5% $480.0M 4,220 $964 26

Wed Aug 14 #2 $2.3M −44.1% −53.7% $482.3M 4,220 $538 27

Thu Aug 15 #2 $2.0M −13.9% −53.3% $484.2M 4,220 $464 28

Fri Aug 16 #3 $3.3M +69.0% −41.7% $487.5M 3,560 $929 29

Sat Aug 17 #3 $5.2M +58.2% −36.4% $492.7M 3,560 $1,469 30

Sun Aug 18 #3 $3.8M −27.4% −39.8% $496.5M 3,560 $1,067 31

Mon Aug 19 #2 $1.3M −64.7% −48.5% $497.9M 3,560 $377 32

Tue Aug 20 #3 $2.0M +50.6% −50.3% $499.9M 3,560 $568 33

Wed Aug 21 #3 $1.4M −29.1% −36.9% $501.3M 3,560 $403 34

Thu Aug 22 #3 $1.2M −19.7% −41.2% $502.5M 3,560 $323 35

Fri Aug 23 #5 $2.2M +91.9% −33.2% $504.7M 3,300 $669 36

Sat Aug 24 #4 $3.4M +55.5% −34.4% $508.1M 3,300 $1,040 37

Sun Aug 25 #3 $2.4M −29.3% −36.1% $510.6M 3,300 $735 38

Mon Aug 26 #3 $825.1K −66.0% −38.5% $511.4M 3,300 $250 39

Tue Aug 27 #3 $1.3M +59.8% −34.8% $512.7M 3,300 $399 40

Wed Aug 28 #3 $835.7K −36.6% −41.7% $513.5M 3,300 $253 41

Thu Aug 29 #4 $699.3K −16.3% −39.2% $514.2M 3,300 $212 42

Fri Aug 30 #3 $1.5M +120.2% −30.2% $515.8M 3,190 $483 43

Sat Aug 31 #3 $2.6M +70.0% −23.7% $518.4M 3,190 $821 44

Sun Sep 1 #3 $2.8M +5.6% +14.0% $521.2M 3,190 $867 45

Mon Sep 2 #3 $2.4M −12.2% +194.0% $523.6M 3,190 $761 46

Tue Sep 3 #5 $635.3K −73.8% −51.8% $524.2M 3,190 $199 47

Wed Sep 4 #6 $375.5K −40.9% −55.1% $524.6M 3,190 $118 48

Thu Sep 5 #4 $323.7K −13.8% −53.7% $524.9M 3,190 $101 49

Fri Sep 6 #5 $991.2K +206.2% −35.6% $525.9M 2,610 $380 50

Sat Sep 7 #4 $2.1M +108.5% −21.1% $528.0M 2,610 $792 51

Sun Sep 8 #4 $1.3M −38.7% −54.2% $529.2M 2,610 $485 52

Mon Sep 9 #6 $240.2K −81.0% −90.1% $529.5M 2,610 $92 53

Tue Sep 10 #6 $436.2K +81.6% −31.3% $529.9M 2,610 $167 54

Wed Sep 11 #6 $266.7K −38.9% −29.0% $530.2M 2,610 $102 55

Thu Sep 12 #5 $256.8K −3.7% −20.7% $530.4M 2,610 $98 56

Fri Sep 13 #6 $840.8K +227.4% −15.2% $531.3M 2,365 $356 57

Sat Sep 14 #5 $1.8M +110.4% −14.4% $533.0M 2,365 $748 58

Sun Sep 15 #5 $1.0M −41.2% −17.9% $534.1M 2,365 $440 59

Mon Sep 16 #7 $204.6K −80.3% −14.8% $534.3M 2,365 $86 60

Tue Sep 17 #7 $332.3K +62.5% −23.8% $534.6M 2,365 $141 61

Wed Sep 18 #7 $205.4K −38.2% −23.0% $534.8M 2,365 $87 62

Thu Sep 19 #7 $190.3K −7.4% −25.9% $535.0M 2,365 $80 63

Fri Sep 20 #8 $595.3K +212.9% −29.2% $535.6M 1,978 $301 64

Sat Sep 21 #6 $1.3M +113.1% −28.3% $536.9M 1,978 $641 65

Sun Sep 22 #6 $813.7K −35.9% −21.7% $537.7M 1,978 $411 66

Mon Sep 23 #9 $169.1K −79.2% −17.3% $537.9M 1,978 $85 67

Tue Sep 24 #8 $246.6K +45.8% −25.8% $538.1M 1,978 $125 68

Wed Sep 25 #8 $162.7K −34.0% −20.8% $538.3M 1,978 $82 69

Thu Sep 26 #8 $146.1K −10.2% −23.2% $538.4M 1,978 $74 70

Fri Sep 27 #10 $382.8K +162.0% −35.7% $538.8M 1,691 $226 71

Sat Sep 28 #10 $777.6K +103.1% −38.7% $539.6M 1,691 $460 72

Sun Sep 29 #9 $496.6K −36.1% −39.0% $540.1M 1,691 $294 73

Mon Sep 30 #9 $156.9K −68.4% −7.2% $540.2M 1,691 $93 74

Tue Oct 1 #10 $172.3K +9.9% −30.1% $540.4M 1,691 $102 75

Wed Oct 2 #12 $106.1K −38.4% −34.8% $540.5M 1,691 $63 76

Thu Oct 3 #11 $81.1K −23.6% −44.5% $540.6M 1,691 $48 77

Fri Oct 4 #14 $135.2K +66.7% −64.7% $540.7M 1,034 $131 78

Sat Oct 5 #11 $325.6K +140.8% −58.1% $541.1M 1,034 $315 79

Sun Oct 6 #11 $224.3K −31.1% −54.8% $541.3M 1,034 $217 80

Mon Oct 7 #11 $72.7K −67.6% −53.7% $541.4M 1,034 $70 81

Tue Oct 8 #12 $95.0K +30.7% −44.9% $541.4M 1,034 $92 82

Wed Oct 9 #10 $100.1K +5.3% −5.7% $541.5M 1,034 $97 83

Thu Oct 10 #12 $53.7K −46.4% −33.8% $541.6M 1,034 $52 84

Fri Oct 11 #13 $159.2K +196.6% +17.8% $541.8M 1,687 $94 85

Sat Oct 12 #13 $294.1K +84.7% −9.7% $542.1M 1,687 $174 86

Sun Oct 13 #14 $231.7K −21.2% +3.3% $542.3M 1,687 $137 87

Mon Oct 14 #12 $174.1K −24.8% +139.5% $542.5M 1,687 $103 88

Tue Oct 15 #14 $80.8K −53.6% −15.0% $542.5M 1,687 $48 89

Wed Oct 16 #13 $68.4K −15.3% −31.7% $542.6M 1,687 $41 90

Thu Oct 17 #13 $72.7K +6.3% +35.4% $542.7M 1,687 $43 91

Fri Oct 18 #- $75.9K +4.5% −52.3% $542.8M 325 $234 92

Sat Oct 19 #- $120.8K +59.0% −58.9% $542.9M 325 $372 93

Sun Oct 20 #- $73.9K −38.8% −68.1% $543.0M 325 $227 94

Mon Oct 21 #- $20.9K −71.8% −88.0% $543.0M 325 $64 95

Tue Oct 22 #- $24.2K +16.1% −70.0% $543.0M 325 $75 96

Wed Oct 23 #- $20.1K −17.1% −70.6% $543.0M 325 $62 97

Thu Oct 24 #- $21.7K +8.1% −70.1% $543.0M 325 $67 98

Fri Oct 25 #- $38.4K +76.8% −49.5% $543.1M 199 $193 99

Sat Oct 26 #- $65.5K +70.5% −45.8% $543.1M 199 $329 100

Sun Oct 27 #- $42.8K −34.7% −42.2% $543.2M 199 $215 101

Mon Oct 28 #- $12.0K −71.8% −42.3% $543.2M 199 $60 102

Tue Oct 29 #- $14.0K +16.6% −42.1% $543.2M 199 $71 103

Wed Oct 30 #- $11.3K −19.2% −43.5% $543.2M 199 $57 104

Thu Oct 31 #- $13.2K +16.3% −39.2% $543.2M 199 $66 105

Fri Nov 1 #- $25.3K +91.5% −34.2% $543.3M 158 $160 106

Sat Nov 2 #- $53.2K +110.5% −18.8% $543.3M 158 $337 107

Sun Nov 3 #- $32.9K −38.1% −23.0% $543.3M 158 $208 108

Mon Nov 4 #- $6.2K −81.2% −48.5% $543.4M 158 $39 109

Tue Nov 5 #- $10.4K +67.8% −25.9% $543.4M 158 $66 110

Wed Nov 6 #- $7.9K −23.6% −29.9% $543.4M 158 $50 111

Thu Nov 7 #- $7.7K −2.6% −41.3% $543.4M 158 $49 112

Fri Nov 8 #- $18.2K +135.5% −27.8% $543.4M 135 $135 113

Sat Nov 9 #- $37.4K +105.4% −29.6% $543.4M 135 $277 114

Sun Nov 10 #- $27.6K −26.2% −16.1% $543.5M 135 $205 115

Mon Nov 11 #- $16.1K −41.7% +159.9% $543.5M 135 $119 116

Tue Nov 12 #- $5.6K −65.5% −46.6% $543.5M 135 $41 117

Wed Nov 13 #- $4.9K −11.1% −37.8% $543.5M 135 $37 118

Thu Nov 14 #- $5.0K +1.2% −35.4% $543.5M 135 $37 119

Fri Nov 15 #- $12.0K +140.8% −33.9% $543.5M 116 $104 120

Sat Nov 16 #- $28.5K +136.6% −23.9% $543.5M 116 $246 121

Sun Nov 17 #- $17.2K −39.5% −37.7% $543.6M 116 $148 122

Mon Nov 18 #- $3.1K −81.9% −80.6% $543.6M 116 $27 123

Tue Nov 19 #- $3.4K +8.9% −38.9% $543.6M 116 $29 124

Wed Nov 20 #- $3.4K +1.5% −30.2% $543.6M 116 $30 125

Thu Nov 21 #- $3.5K +3.0% −29.0% $543.6M 116 $31 126

Fri Nov 22 #- $8.1K +129.4% −32.4% $543.6M 87 $94 127

Sat Nov 23 #- $15.1K +85.0% −47.1% $543.6M 87 $173 128

Sun Nov 24 #- $10.4K −31.0% −39.7% $543.6M 87 $119 129

Mon Nov 25 #- $3.8K −63.3% +22.2% $543.6M 87 $44 130

Tue Nov 26 #- $5.1K +33.1% +49.3% $543.6M 87 $58 131

Wed Nov 27 #- $5.4K +6.6% +56.7% $543.6M 55 $98 132

Thu Nov 28 #- $2.4K −55.6% −32.4% $543.6M 55 $44 133

Fri Nov 29 #- $6.7K +180.8% −17.3% $543.6M 44 $153 134

Sat Nov 30 #- $6.6K −2.4% −56.4% $543.6M 55 $120 135

Sun Dec 1 #- $2.7K −59.1% −74.1% $543.6M 55 $49 136

Mon Dec 2 #- $871 −67.6% −77.1% $543.6M 55 $16 137

Tue Dec 3 #- $1.0K +16.9% −79.9% $543.6M 55 $19 138

Wed Dec 4 #- $860 −15.5% −84.1% $543.6M 55 $16 139

Thu Dec 5 #- $929 +8.0% −61.3% $543.6M 55 $17 140

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$538.4M

Jul 18Aug 5Aug 22Sep 9Sep 26

Weekend grossWk 10 · $2.7M

$191.8M

$76.6M

$38.5M

$20.2M

$12.3M

$8.1M

$6.9M

$4.3M

$3.6M

$2.7M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 4,802 → 1,978 −58.8%

4,725 open1,978 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −26.6%

−60.0%

W1→2

−49.7%

W2→3

−47.5%

W3→4

−39.0%

W4→5

−34.6%

W5→6

−14.2%

W6→7

−37.5%

W7→8

−15.6%

W8→9

−26.6%

W9→10

Steepest −60.0%Best hold −14.2%

Run milestones

$500M in 34 days

$100M

Day 2

Jul 20

$200M

Day 4

Jul 22

$300M

Day 9

Jul 27

$400M

Day 15

Aug 2

$500M

Day 34

Aug 21

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

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#1 Biggest PG-rated openingsAll-time $191.8M #3 Biggest July openingsAll-time $191.8M #4 All-time PG-rated domesticAll-time $543.6M #11 Biggest opening weekendsAll-time $191.8M #11 Fastest to $200M domesticAll-time 4 days #14 Biggest worldwide runsAll-time $1.66B

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